Land speed record attempt features hydrogen-powered digger engines
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“British driver Andy Green is attempting to set a new land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats using a vehicle powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines adapted from construction diggers. The 32-foot-long car, named the JCB Hydromax, aims to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen as a clean-energy fuel.”
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